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Ok, on what date did the train running by the West Coast route arrive at Aberdeen and set the record for the unofficial Race to the North?

The Surrey Border & Camberley Railway

Glide around 25 to 30 minutes if the airspeed is just right and you're starting from c. 35k feet. Wind speed has no effect at all.

Come on, tell us what you really think!!

Mushy = redolent of nasty school lunches Al dente = ok Sliced and pan fried with bacon = yes please Regrettably, I believe the bad press results from the majority of sprout scoffers being served the mushy variety.

Arriving in Beddgelert from the north; I've never seen anything more beautiful. I recall also beng captivated by the rail journey from Girvan to Stranraer.

But that is not the case. Beware in reference to a signal is only relevant if it is either possibly or definitely red (the last one was yellow), in other words a warning. Be aware is not a warning it is one of the phrases that can be used to introduce information that is likely to be of...

Close enough! A tad over 64.5 miles rounded to 65. Over to you.

If the words used were "beware of" then I see the case for a reprimand but if, as stated in the OP, the words used were "be aware of" then there is no case to answer. The first is a warning and the second is advice that whatever follows is there and cannot be taken as defaming any individual...

What is the distance, to the nearest mile, between the two consecutive stations that are furthest apart on the same line in mainland Britain and which two stations are they?

Lowestoft, Arisaig, Thurso & Penzance.

I am curious as to why there is a coating on the windows - other than to make it nigh on impossible to see what's inside and be unable to wave your goodbyes or tell whether this or that carriage is a good one to find a seat.

Oh yes. Apologies for not mentioning that !

Well, back from the jaunt. Not a dickie bird on the 222, strong signal on 150, HST and the Chiltern Mk 3s. Up to 127mph on the HST with coffee flying all over...

If it's a nice day the return ferry trip across the Mersey is a good idea. Just try not to burst into song!

Well, I did once manage the equivalent of a standard bottle of whisky between Glasgow and London. This was aided by the usual inexplicable lengthy en route delay and mandatory stroll through Northampton; about 7 hours in all so well paced.

I find Ulysse Speedometer to be reasonably good as far as these things go. No problems on 150/153. 220/221/222 only really work in the end vestibules. 180 was fine on both Grand Central and Hull Trains. TPE 158 ok too. Have had one 390 journey with no difficulty but several more with no...

Labour 85%, Conservative 85%, BNP 82%, Liberal Democrat 80%. Well, that's helpful!

Garforth - Preston £25.70 off peak return, Preston - Edinburgh £17.85 advance single, Edinburgh - Preston £24.20 advance single. Leave Garforth 17:12 arrive Preston 1935 with a change at Manchester Piccadilly. Leave Preston 19:53 arrive Edinburgh 22:22 direct, return from Edinburgh at 16:52...

Thanks very much.